I love traditions and fun things that keep my kids involved in what is going on with the family. We try to celebrate a lot of things together, the big holidays and the small personal victories too. When I got the chance to try out the Family Honor Plate and Let's Talk cards, I couldn't say yes fast enough!
The Family Honor Plate comes in a kit with everything you need to personalize it and make it your very own. It is very well packaged and easy to get to.
Within in the kit, you will find the plate, paints, nice pain brushes (not the cheapy ones with bristles that fall off or handles that give slivers), a paint tray with spots to mix colors and a plate stand.
The plate is a nice, heavy, finished piece that should stand up to regular wear and tear. On it is printed "Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control"
The idea behind the Family Honor Plate is to honor a member of the family when they have displayed one of the attributes in their daily life. This can be used for every day or on more special, larger event occasions, the choice is completely up to the family. Imagine little Susie steps out of her comfort zone and helps a new student at school, or little Johnny has a great report card after lots of hard work... Maybe Dad earns a promotion or Mom remembers to be patient on a very trying day... There are so many ways to use this plate! The fun thing is that anyone can decide who should get to use it, not just Dad or Mom.
Available separately but to compliment the plate are the Let's Talk Table Thyme cards.
On a convenient flip pad, there are more than enough to fill a year with a new question each day. These are questions that invite each member to contribute thoughts and ideas and spur conversation. Even the little ones can do this!
On a sturdy cardboard stand, this set holds up nice and is easy to use.
The included paint is designed to be baked, hardening and setting up after a 30 minute bake time. With 8 colors: red, white, black, blue, orange, yellow, purple, green, there is enough color to make any picture or design you wish, and enough white to mix colors and make your own. We were sad to find that, in our box, though the paint cups were well sealed (and easy to open, thank you!) the red was completely solid and that the blue, purple and yellow were chunky and on their way to becoming solid as well. We were able to limp them along with a little water, but they did not apply smoothly or offer us much. Big bummer there!
My children were very excited to get started on the plate! We decided for ours we would let each member do their own section. As my children are younger, one just 10 months old, this will surely become a treasure as they grow in addition to the fun it will add as we use it to honor one another.
My older three worked very diligently, each perfecting her masterpiece.
Dad, Mom and baby added their parts and then it was time to bake. The baking process was super easy! Just put the plate in a cold oven, turn it on to 350 and set a timer for 30 minutes once the oven reaches temperature. After the timer goes off, turn the oven off and let the plate cool with the oven. That's it! And it's now ready to eat on.
We opted not to paint on the center of the plate, as suggested, to avoid having paint get scraped off with use. The children were very pleased with the end result and Dad and Mom agree it turned out pretty cute!
We have already put it to use, honoring our oldest daughter for her kindness to a new child at church, helping to bring the child to her class and befriend her for the whole day so she would not be lonely. What fun to give her the special plate! She had fun being the special person and the other children were chatting about how they might be able to get the plate too.
Here are some videos to walk you through the Family Honor Plate:
You can find out more about the developer, Michelle, here
* I received this product for free for the purposes of review. My opinions are not influenced by the free gift nor required to be positive, but are from my actual experience.
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